Braiding-machine body structure



J. B. HALE BRAIDING MACHINE BODY STRUCTURE A Filed Nov. .2, 1921 Patented @et 27;, 1923.

[atan TE? 'Feg JOSHUA. B. HALE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TOTEXTIIJ'E ENGINEER- ING- COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A. CORPORATION F l RHODE ISLAND. l

Application sied November 2, i921.. seran iioLiasiv.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

VBe it known-that I, JOSHUA B. HALE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Providence, in the county. ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented y y K y 1 wells or recesses 5 of substantialdepth Vand an Improvement in Braicling-h4lacliine Body Structures, of which the following descrip- Vtion, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification, like lcharacters i0 on the drawings representing like parts.y

This invention relates to improvements vin breitling machine body structures.Y .Y

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I-have dise i closed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein'- Fig. 1 isa .plan view of the bodyrstrucl-l ture g "and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection on the line42-2,V

ofrFig. l, cooperating parts being indicated in dotted lines. -v y ,Y

v`fleretofore, soy far as I am aware, braidniachines ofi-the general type herein dis.- closed have been provided with a bottom 2 plate and spaced upstanding supports structurally distinctv therefrom as by anut and thread construction or in some-similar inanner, the said. supports having secured to.

their upperends the outer top plate and the 3o the raceways are provided. Y

Such a construction is open to numerous objections which itis the purpose of my .in vention to overcome. speed` atV which braiding machines must be operated under present day conditions, the parts are liable to become loosened and in that-event the walls of the raceways for the travelling carriers become so distorted or out of alignment astofinterfere'with the smooth and proper travel ofthe carriers.`

Other advantages incident to my invention will be referred to hereinafter.

Referring more particularlyto the draw- V ing, I have therein indicated at--l a unitaryV structure which is preferably formed of cast`v metal asa single piece and of such shape as to pro-vide rigid supports for all the operating parts.

As clearly shown in the drawing, the body f structure l is of a general disk form having an upper surface l and a lower surface 2.

inner top'plate vbetween which'and the quoits.-

Owing to the high` The: upper surface l provides at the center i thereof what may be vtermed the inner top portion 8 and provides an outer surrounding portion 4f. Between said two` integrally unitedl portionsare a series ofdepiressions,

within the scope and purposeof my invenf tion. Y v The bottoni of each depression, .well orv recess 5; is a portion of the lower surface 2 as will ybe clearly evidenty fromFig. 2 andis' :hereinV shown as g provided. with 'a central opening and a surroundingdesirably thick-fY ened web. or wall 7, the latter constituting a .vseatfor the gear' stud (not: shownfwhich. extends .upwardly through-the opening 6.v The `gearstud itself is indicated in dotted lines at 8 at thervight hand side of Fig; 2.

It will beobserved that the, inner top portion 3 is composed'at its'perimeter of series of curved Aor concavev faces 9 meeting at points 10. Constituting a unionbetweenA the upper surface l and thellower surface 2 is the upright wall composed of said faces 9, the outer surface ofl which isof theV same Qontour as the perimeter ofthe top platememberB. In otherxwords, in the constructionV herein shown, the web/or wall 9 has eight curvedr faces respectively' meeting at' points,` said faces lying in upright planes. v

Eachof the depressions, wells or recesses 5 is in and of itself of circular form, the outer wall ,of each ofs'aid depressions or.

Y recesses being indicated-at 9.. ,Said-wall 9 Desirablyoutsidejof the wall 9 atthe upper edge thereof is a flange 9f. constituting the outer edge of the upper 'surfaceff It will thus beseen that `theinner top portion 23 is supported with. thek utmost rigidity from the' lower lsurface 2, there/bef.y ing nopossibility of impairment of the raceways which/in practice arey between the outer edge of the inner top portion 3 and the inner edge of the outer surrounding portion 1l, between which vertical surface are the rotating quoits, .one of which is indi- -tei' ofthe body structure, on theone'handf,

wand between-the outer surrounding portion f2, provide a escapeio't lintjdirt, etc., and lalso provide'` anropening'l?) for the reception eta driving gear'lll. Y'

'overhead' ivorks. e Y

i and that part of each quoit Which atany given time lies at a point furthest removed from the center of Vthe body structure. rllhus the said upright Walls actas guides Aand supports for the carriers.

Thisstructui'e vgives 'a 'rigid Vconstruction as Well as an'elongated support ioi the carlriers.

'llesiraloly Vnumber of Vopenings for the viewing rig. i, a wiii be Vnotai that the body structure is provided at opposite points Y15, '16 with lateral projections having holes '17, 1 8 for the reception or" posts :tor the The :previous constructions Withivhich 'l 'y 'aini'farniliar present a'number of diiiiculties I mentv Aorrelation'ot the parts during theV life i of the machine, ln myconstruction, on the fin the assembling of its partsand great i vdiiliculty in maintaining the proper align# otherfhand, there'is iiopossibility 'of parts 'getting out lof alignment and all the rotatingparts' are'iirmly supported.

vThe form ofjthebody structure which desirably is a single'integral lpiece and desirably is a casting, ingV of the recesses 5in ivliich the qiioits l0 rota-te rin that the Wallsof said recesses can `be made 'concentric with theholes 6 for the studs by using said holesas guides "to a pilot on "abori'ng tool, or similarly Veinployingthe stud, over ivhich'the .boring tool bushingv can beplaced.

rllie bodystructure herein disclosed is of such forni that it can be economically -niolded in a ioiindry,'no cores being usedV 'with the pattern.

As already pointed out, the form and rigidityoi:l theone piece of unitary struc-V ture present numerous advantages in sup- Vporting the driving'niechanisinasWell as the overhead'A Works, viz., the take-up and the Wind-upc leviees.` i

lt will be observed'that the construction oftheY operatingparts ofthe machine and .their .relation to the body of thermachine render-necessary the rigi'distructure herein disclosed. Y

Desirably I A.provide acarrier .having a VYbroadffaca and l lhave 'found that' the same Vrequires arigid structure in which to op- `erate,'and whichr isherein disclosed. i

ln my Patent No. A3-@205, dated-@ctoandas indicated at'lQ in Fig.V

unriglit wall spaced unitary structure herein disclosed, reference tol said companion 4application Will `make clear the peculiar.eooperationrbe-tween such unitary structure ofthe fform .herein dis- Yclosedand theicooperating parts including the travelling' carriers and the rotating quoits. Y i Having thus described one embodiment of my invention, 'l desireit to be :understood that although specific terms'are employed, they yare used in a .generic .or descriptive Isense yand not! as v.terms `of limitation, the scope of tlieiiivention being set :torth inthe following claims:

lf A. braiding machine kbody 'structure 4vwherein the braiding carriers are received,

having -aninner upright'wallfandrfan outer l upright Wall,- spacedfapartto forma coin-.

municating series of'opeir-top depressions,

'Wells or recesses for fthe receptionof the l VQuicits and vWherethroug'fh said carriers may circulate underY guidance of'said-'Wallsv and quoits."V

unitary or onefpiece'f braiding ina-V chine body structure wherein .the braiding 'carriers are received, said unitary or onevpiece structure having anl inner upright Wall and an Vouter upright Wall, spacedfapart tok forni a laterally communicating series of 1 yopen-top depressions, vWells, or lrecesses -for l Ythe reception fof' the 'quoits, /and Where- 'through said facilitates the niachincarriers are .adapted -to Vcircul ateY 1 under quoits. i

A wherein the braiding carriersjare received, having Aan inner upright vvall'iandran router apart 'i to form 'ai series of opeirtop depressions, lWells vor recesses vrWhielrare laterally communicating ina ring like formation and'which 'are adapted for the 'reception ofVV the queits and kWherethroiigh saidY carriers fare? circulated under guidance et said ivallsrland' .quoits 4:. braiding `machine lbody struct-ure composed of an integral castingwvherein the braiding carriers are received, said'iintegral casting having an inner .upright Wall and 1an outer-upright Wall spaced :apartvto form a communicating serieszot open-top depressions, Wells or "recesses {forthe reception of 'the quoits,

l5. ln a unitary braiding machine body structure Wherein-thebraiding carriers are received, :having upright inner and outer ivall s spaced aoart and. respectively providedV with portions protruding toward each other at intervals tojfprovide a laterally communicating series J ot i open-top depressions,

Wells 'for recesses fortheireception of the guidance of said Walls .and

braiding mach-ine body' structurev izo iai

Y quoits and Wherethrough said carriers may reception of thequoits, said body structure circulate under guidance of seid Walls and having the outer surrounding portion and l0 quoits. a lower surface 2 constituting the bottoms 6. A braiding machine body structure of said depressions, Walls or recesses.

5 wherein the braiding carriers are received, A In testimony whereof, I have signed my having an inner top portion 3, upright inner name to this specication. and outer walls 9, 9 spaced apart to pro- Y Y vide depressions, Wells or recesses 5 for the a JOSHUA B. HALE. 

